US Plant Patent PP16559

Nicogreen

Apple tree named ‘Nicogreen’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired November 12, 2022. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16559, the photograph of Nicogreen printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16559, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number: PP16559
Filed: November 12, 2002
Granted: May 23, 2006
Expires: November 12, 2022
Assignee: BETTER3FRUIT N V
Inventor: NICOLAI JOHAN

Abstract

A new and distinct apple tree named ‘Nicogreen’. The new variety is the result of a cross between ‘Delcorf’ and ‘Granny Smith,’ and is most similar in appearance to ‘Granny Smith’. The new variety is distinguishable from ‘Granny Smith’ by its early maturation, which occurs approximately six weeks before ‘Granny Smith.’

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct apple tree plant named ‘Nicogreen’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16559 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.